Hong Kong has announced that all foreign domestic helpers in the city will undergo compulsory COVID testing after a Filipino woman and a newborn infant in her care tested positive for two virus mutations.
The 39-year-old Philippino domestic helper had no travel history. She and the infant in her care were confirmed to be infected with a coronavirus variant carrying the N501Y and E484K mutations in April. Both mutations are found in numerous CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus variants, and are estimated to make the variants more infectious and more deadly. On April 30, the Hong Kong government said that all of Hong Kong’s 370,000 foreign domestic helpers would undergo compulsory testing by May 9.
